City of Tauranga Pipe Band is a Grade 2 band within New Zealand, promoted after becoming Grade 3 champions in 2023. The band has up to 40 playing members – pipers, side drummers, tenor drummers and bass. In addition to competitions we play at local parades and events, particularly Anzac Day. City of Tauranga is a band with a strong family focus, and an increasing local base of players from Bay of Plenty and Waikato. Several families are represented by two or more players and there are two families with five members in the band. Band members range in age from 16 years to 60+.